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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Darden Restaurants (DRI)

Darden Restaurants Q1 adjusted EPS rises 12.6% to $1.97; full-year outlook updated

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Darden Restaurants reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results for the period ended August 24, 2025, with total sales up 10.4% to $3.0 billion and reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $2.19, compared with $1.74 a year earlier. The company also updated its fiscal 2026 outlook, now calling for adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of $10.50 to $10.70, and declared a $1.50 quarterly dividend.

Key points

  • Total sales rose 10.4% to $3,044.7 million; blended same-restaurant sales increased 4.7%
  • Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.97, up 12.6% from $1.75; reported EPS was $2.19
  • Fiscal 2026 adjusted diluted EPS outlook is $10.50 to $10.70, including about $0.20 from a 53rd week
  • Quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share is payable November 3, 2025; company repurchased $183 million of stock in the quarter

The filing

CompanyDarden Restaurants (DRI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 18, 2025, 7:05 AM ET
Accession number0000940944-25-000045

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 18, 2025.

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